Get ready for 10 more years of Alex Rodriguez finding ways to stir it up. By GEORGE KING

When the Yankees accepted Alex Rodriguez back into their family and bestowed a 10-year contract worth $275 million on him, they did it for his production at the plate and in the field and to give them a big brand name to have when the new Yankee Stadium opens next year.

However, along with the chance to have a Yankee break Barry Bonds’ all-time home run record, the Yankees will have a lightning rod in their midst for the next decade.

The latest but certainly not the last buzz created by Rodriguez was him saying he was tested nine or 10 times last year for steroids and amphetamines.

That was Wednesday. Thursday he admitted to exaggerating to make a point how much good the MLB program was.

But only a player who had failed an amphetamine test would be tested that many times.

Thursday, Rodriguez admitted he was stretching the truth and said he has never failed a test.

The flap came one day after Rodriguez’ first words to the press this year were, “There is a lot of controversey and I am not involved.”